Explore Noosa, Sunshine Coast Queensland

Ivory Palms Resort is the perfect Noosaville accommodation apartments for your exciting and fun filled family holiday. Close to many popular attractions in the region, basing yourself at our affordable Noosa apartments will take you to the most awesome places on the Sunshine Coast. Enjoy a beautiful stroll along the Noosa riverfront, or take the ferry from the Yacht Club to Noosa Heads. Meet up with friends for a drink at Noosa Harbour or get adventurous with a jet-ski, boat or charter boat hire, all within a 10 minute walk. See the sites of the Hinterland with one of the many tour operators available – our tour desk can assist you with bookings for a wide range of tours and activities that Noosa and the Sunshine Coast has to offer.

With a massive range of activities for you to enjoy on your Noosa holiday, check out some we have listed below:

Sunshine Coast Parks & Wildlife

Explore the marvellous Noosa region as you take an exciting trip at the World Heritage listed paradise of Fraser Island. Fraser Island is a unique natural environment – the largest sand island in the world and the only place on the planet where a rainforest grows on sand. Also, your family can visit the popular Austalian Zoo. Famously known as the home of “The Crocodile Hunter”, Australia Zoo rests on fifty acres of pristine bush surroundings and houses over 750 wildlife species, including animals on the endangered species list.

Underwater World

Located in Mooloolaba just 40 minutes drive south from noosa you can imagine yourself an alien in an unknown world, where primeval creatures preside over an enormous range of fascinating underwater inhabitants: the brilliantly colourful coral and quicksilver fish of warm tropical waters; moray eels, lungfish and giant barramundi; tumbling turtles and friendly frolicking seals. All of this and more is available at Underwater World. www.underwaterworld.com.au

Ginger Factory

Located in Yandina near Coolum, guests at our Noosa holiday apartments can take a tour at the world’s biggest Ginger Factory. Explore Gingertown, a heritage style village of fascinating shops. Find out why this amazing plant is revered internationally and why the world’s best comes from right here at the Ginger Factory! www.gingerfactory.com.au

The Big Pineapple

The Big Pineapple is 16 metre high and was originally opened on the 15 of August 1971. It is situated on a 165 hectare site on the way to Noosa from Brisbane off the Bruce Hwy. The Big Pineapple Market is one of the biggest all weather markets on the Sunshine Coast. The lively atmosphere of this iconic tourist attraction has endeared the market to locals for only 2 years; however it continues to grow every week with more and more people wanting to build their businesses by promoting themselves at The Big Pineapple. The Market also offers the original cane train which gives mum time for a coffee and the kids a ride on the train. A photo opportunity is available on the observation deck on top of the pineapple where hundreds of people take photos of their time at the Big Pineapple every year. www.bigpineapple.com.au

Australia Zoo

Australia Zoo is 40mins south of Noosa. You can cuddle a koala, hand-feed our Asian Elephants, walk with a Sumatran Tiger and watch a crocodile launch from the waters edge. Australia Zoo is the ultimate wildlife adventure delivering conservation through exciting education. Australia Zoo offers 14 FREE wildlife shows everyday! Watch a croc strike from the waters edge, hand-feed an Asian Elephant, discover the beauty of our Bengal Tigers, and watch an Andean Condor fly in the Crocoseum. Don’t miss a minute of the action; plan your day around these show times. They offer a bus transfer from basically our door stop daily for $5 return (bookings essential). www.australiazoo.com.au

Noosa Shopping & Dining

Just a stone’s throw away from our holiday accommodation Noosa, you’ll find the Noosa Harbour Marina Village – a retail and restaurant marine complex comprising of 5 restaurants, café, wine bar, specialty shops, boat hire, deep sea fishing charters, ferry cruises, river fishing tours, house boat hire, and an art gallery. Also, the Noosa Marina is home to Sunday Markets that features live music and local arts and crafts. You can also try shopping at Australia’s leading tourist shopping attraction- Eumundi Markets. Shoppers will find a wide range of products and goods sold at Eumundi Market including arts and crafts, fashion and jewelleries, home wares and many more. The Eumundi township is very quaint and there’s a couple of lovely old pubs to relax in after a hard days’ retail therapy. If fine dining is what you are after then a visit to Main Beach Hastings Street is the way to go, amazing restaurants include Bistro C, Seasons, Sails and Berados. Casual shopping, the Noosa Cinemas and dining can be found at Noosa Junction. Noosa Civic Shopping Centre can be found 5 mins drive from the property and has 100 speciality stores.

Sunshine Coast Tours & Adventures

Tourists can go on an exciting exploration by 4WD at the untouched wilderness and the endless golden beaches at the spectacular coloured sands. You can also go on a ferry cruise and discover the historic riverside town of Tewantin, marvel at beautiful waterways past Noosaville (with great views across to Noosa’s North Shore) and Noosa Sound where you’ll find it’s famous beaches, shops and restaurants, as well as the magnificent national park.

Fraser Island Tours

The Noosa Thriller

Hop aboard for a thrilling ocean jetboat ride with Noosa’s most experienced ocean water sports company, established since 1978. From when you cross the dramatic bar of the Noosa River mouth on Noosa’s most popular jetboat ride, until when you return one hour later, you’ll feel the salt spray, the wind in your hair, and experience an awesome 500-horsepower, high performance ride which includes wave-jumping, ocean swell surfing, 360-degree turns, and figure-eights. www.noosathriller.com.au

Noosa Ferry

The Noosa Ferry Cruise Company operates a daily ferry cruise service between the historic riverside town of Tewantin and along the beautiful waterways past Noosaville (with great views across to Noosa’s north shore) and Noosa Sound into the heart of Noosa Heads with it’s famous beaches, shopping, eateries and national park. With departures all day, every day from seven different points along the route you can join us at a place and time to suit your itinerary. The great value ‘All Day Pass’ lets you enjoy at your leisure all that Noosa has to offer. Go to the beach, shop, walk, take the kids for a swim, stop for lunch, spot a sea eagle, see Queensland’s most expensive island homes or just sit back and enjoy the ride- then BYO and take in the sunset ferry to dinner. You can do it all on our beautiful riverboats. www.noosaferry.com.au